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Bay of Pigs invasion (view source)

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Time: [[April 15]] - [[April 19]], [[1961]]

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Place: [[Bay of Pigs]], ~~Southern~~ [[Cuba]]

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Place: [[Bay of Pigs]], South of Matanzas Province [[Cuba]]

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~~Result Victory for the Castro leadership of Cuba~~

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~~Castro government commanders [Fidel Castro]] [[Jose Ramon Fernandez]][[Francisco Ciutat de Miguel]]~~

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~~Invader leadershio [[Grayston Lynch]] [[[Pepe San Roman]] [[Erneido Oliva~~]]

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Strength Castro forces 51,000

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Result: Victory for the Castro leadership of Cuba

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~~Strenght~~ invading forces 1,500

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Castro government commanders: [Fidel Castro]],[[Jose Ramon Fernandez]]and Hispano Soviet [[Francisco Ciutat de Miguel]]

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Invader leadership [[Grayston Lynch]] [[[Pepe San Roman]] [[Erneido Oliva]]

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Strength Castro forces: 51,000

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Strength invading forces: 1,500

Casualties Castro forces various estimates; over 1,600 dead (Triay p. 81) to 5,000 total estimated (Grayston)

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